
Oranges in No Man's Land
Book Details
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2008
Language: en
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781931859561
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Description
Oranges in No Man's Land tells the riveting story of ten-year-old Ayesha's terrifying journey across no man's land to reach a doctor in hostile territory in search of medicine for her dying grandmother. Set in Lebanon during the civil war, this story is told by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird and is based on personal, real-life events. Elizabeth stayed on the green line in Beirut in 1977 in a war-damaged flat with her husband and six-month-old son.
Themes & Topics
Juvenile FictionHistoricalPeople & PlacesMiddle East
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